In vitro antitrypanosomal activity of Moringa stenopetala leaves and roots

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 538-539

  Mekonnen, Yalemtsehay ^a   Yardley, Vanessa ^b   Rock, Peter ^b   Croft, Simon ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

L. donovani; Moringa stenopetala; T. brucei; T. cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; MORINGA STENOPETALA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPOMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CRICETINAE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MESOCRICETUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPLEEN; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0032831512     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199909)13:6<538::AID-PTR486>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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